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of the time & not yet really hot. Having slept once on the roof I moved indoors as it was so windy & didnt
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Gardened after tea, cut down a lot of the oleandar in the little white house in the garden, it had grown very
leggy. A cocktail party at the RAF at Muharraq, quite a pleasant affair outside on the edge of the aerodrome.
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The TTs who are off on Saturday, came back to dinner, Bill, somewhat the worse for wear, went to sleep
after dinner & of course felt awful when he woke. Met a pleasant woman at Mhq. g

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Thursday 24th May

People to dinner at Jidda

Fort. Very busy morning in office and at the customs, Hesketh brought in a new labour man who had a lot of
questions to ask about workmen etc, Sh Abdulla called to say that his son Rashid was to be brought back
from Hawar, having done about 6 weeks there, I think a bit longer would have been better. Am having tli
house painted, it was very shabby & most of the yellow come off, this time it is to be white. Left after lun<
by launch for Jidda. Very bumpy before turning the comer but quite smooth beyond. A lovely day & no
bit hot. Found the building finished, except a few little things, & very nice. Agars arrived from Budeg?
hte^Pelly, the Birds & Welch who had been fishing en route having come in the small Agency launch